HR & Finance Administrator (Term-Time) – Onboarding & Compliance

Rochdale Council; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochdale Council's Rochdale Pupil Referral Service is seeking a proactive administrator with a strong HR focus to support staff records, recruitment, onboarding, attendance monitoring, and HR casework in a busy educational setting. The post requires liaison with payroll, ensuring compliance with safeguarding and HR policies, and providing high quality administrative support to managers and staff.

It is a permanent, 37 hour per week role, term-time working, with salary £25,744–£27,927 and

Qualifications

• Maintain and update staff records and HR systems accurately.
• Support recruitment processes including advert admin and interview coordination.
• Manage safer recruitment documentation in line with safeguarding.
• Assist with onboarding and induction for new staff.
• Monitor and record staff attendance, absence and leave.
• Provide administrative support for HR casework and payroll liaison.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update staff records and HR systems, ensuring confidentiality.
• Purchase Orders and Invoice Processing as part of finance admin.
• Bank Reconciliation and Journals support.
• Support payroll data submission and liaise with payroll.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies and statutory requirements.

Job description

Rochdale Council's Rochdale Pupil Referral Service is seeking a proactive administrator with a strong HR focus to support staff records, recruitment, onboarding, attendance monitoring, and HR casework in a busy educational setting. The post requires liaison with payroll, ensuring compliance with safeguarding and HR policies, and providing high quality administrative support to managers and staff.

It is a permanent, 37 hour per week role, term-time working, with salary £25,744–£27,927 and